Near St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Afton Villa

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 25, 2016

1. Afton Villa Marker

Inscription. 19th Century Gardens, site of famed ante-bellum mansion built in 1849 by David Barrow, once wealthiest planter in W. Feliciana; destroyed by fire in 1963. Tomb of Alexander Barrow, U.S. Senator from La. in 1840's, in family cemetery.

Erected 1973 by Louisiana Tourist Development Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 30° 50.573′ N, 91° 23.059′ W. Marker is near St. Francisville, Louisiana, in West Feliciana Parish. It is at the intersection of U.S. 61 and Afton Villa Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 61. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9047 US-61, Saint Francisville LA 70775, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Florida Parishes

and in Greater Baton Rouge.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Myrtles (approx. 2.8 miles away); Wakefield (approx. 3.6 miles away); Rosedown Plantation (approx. 3.7 miles away); Lt. Commander John E. Hart (approx. 3.8 miles away); Goldman House (approx. 4.4 miles away); Rosenthal House - Cedar/Oak (approx. 4.4 miles away); Evergreenzine

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(approx. 4.4 miles away); Trinity (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Francisville.

Also see . . . Afton Villa Gardens. (Submitted on April 1, 2016.)

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 25, 2016

2. Afton Villa Marker

Afton Villa Before the 1963 Fire image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Wikipedia Commons

3. Afton Villa Before the 1963 Fire

Afton Villa Before the Fire image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Frances Benjamin Johnston (Wikipedia Creative Commons), 1938

4. Afton Villa Before the Fire

Afton Villa Ruins image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, circa 1968

5. Afton Villa Ruins

The overgrown ruins of Afton Villa five years after the fire.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2016. This page has been viewed 787 times since then and 40 times this year. Last updated on April 29, 2016. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 30, 2016. 3, 4. submitted on September 10, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 5. submitted on September 9, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.